Celebrities Who Own Islands

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While billionaires like Sir Richard Branson own 3 or even
more islands, most celebrities keep it down to a single property, where they
usually like to get away from it all.

Check out the biggest celebrities who own islands and find
out how much they paid for their exotic properties and what they plan to do
with them. Some stars are keeping islands as private getaway spots, while other
are actually planning to develop them, by building commercial resorts.

Beyoncé and Jay Z

Of course Beyoncé and Jay Z would be on the list of celebrities
who own islands. In fact, they have two. Their bigger purchase was Stranger
Cay, a tropical paradise located in the North of the Bahamas, and it apparently
came with a $20 million price tag.

The power couple also owns a smaller island
in the Florida Keys, bought for $3-4 million.

Robin Williams

His tragic death shocked the world in 2014, and Robin
Williams’ family has asked the media to respect their privacy in this difficult
time. So far, no details about the will have surfaced, so it’s unclear if
Williams’ wife or children will inherit his island in Pender Harbor, British
Columbia, Canada.

Johnny Depp

After filming “Pirates of the Caribbean: The Curse of the
Black Pearl” in the Bahamas, Johnny Depp joined the ranks of celebrities who
own islands. The actor paid $3.6 million in 2004 to purchase Little Hall’s Pond
Cay. Keeping it eco-friendly, Depp explained that everything on the island
would run on solar power.

Celine Dion

While most celebrities who want a private island dream of a
vacation spot in the tropics, Celine Dion bought her own island in Quebec.
Paying almost $30 million for Ile Gagnon, in Quebec’s Mille Iles River, Celine
Dion built herself a gorgeous chateau on the property, but she certainly doesn’t
have the same privacy as she would get in the middle of the Atlantic.

Leonardo DiCaprio

Bahamas seems to attract a lot of stars, but Leonardo
DiCaprio found his dream property in Belize. Purchased in 2005, the island is
called Blackadore Cay, and the actor doesn’t just want to be one of the celebrities
who own islands as vacation homes. Instead, he’s working on building an eco-friendly
resort on it.

Tommy Lee

Owning a designer island sounds even better than just buying
some old piece of rock. Rocker Tommy Lee purchased “Greece”, a man-made island
in Dubai, part of The World, the artificial archipelago built in the Persian
Gulf. The project took a break after the 2008 financial crisis, but now the
development is going ahead.

Ricky Martin

Some celebrities who own islands prefer to be close to
luxury. Ricky Martin paid $8 million for his island off the coast of Rio de
Janeiro. The private island is close to the exclusive resort area of Angra dos
Reis in Brazil. The singer made the purchase in 2008, the year when he became a
father, with the help of a surrogate.

Mel Gibson

Choosing Fiji, Mel Gibson got a great deal when he purchased
his private island. The actor and director paid $9 million for Mago Island,
which extends over 5,400 acres. While that’s certainly enough space to develop
a very profitable luxury resort, Gibson prefers to leave the island untouched
outside of his vacation home.

Faith Hill and Tim
McGraw

The country power couple is also on the list of celebrities
who own islands. They purchased Goat Cay, in the Bahamas in 2006. The singer
also built a 15,000 square foot vacation home on the 17-acre property, along
with a few smaller houses for their staff.

Eddie Murphy

Long Cay, a Bahamas island also known as Rooster Cay, is
Eddie Murphy’s private tropical paradise. The comedian paid $15 million in 2007
for the 15.4-acre island, which is very close to Nassau. Murphy knew the area
well, since he had previously owned another island in the Bahamas.

Shakira

Some celebrities who own islands buy them in order to build a resort, but Shakira’s plans for developing the 700-acre Bonds Cay are still
on hold. After purchasing the island for $16 million, the Colombian singer has
been involved in a series of lawsuits against her ex, Antonio de la Rúa, and
the resort isn’t even nearly finished.